WHEREAS, Wesley Edwards has
continually worked on and helped establish the farm that is becoming the
Brookside subdivision since his arrival on February 16, 1950; and

WHEREAS, Wesley Edwards has
continued to help farm and maintain the very same agricultural operation
in Fauquier County for fifty-eight years; and

WHEREAS, Wesley Edwards, while
working for the agricultural business and residing on the property,
helped to build and maintain the lakes and preserve and protect the
woodlands on the property; and

WHEREAS, the Brookside
subdivision has determined to name Lake Wesley in honor of Mr. Edwards;
and

WHEREAS, the Brookside subdivision has also decided to extend the
trails and roads that will access the now-named Lake Wesley, Lake Ashby,
Lake Ann and Lake Willow, and the links to Lake Brittle,Vint Hill, and
the new elementary and high schools on Route 602; and

WHEREAS, Wesley Edwards’
dedication serves as a legacy to Edward L. Miller’s commitment to
Fauquier County and his vision for Brookside; now, therefore, be it

PROCLAIMED by the Fauquier County
Board of Supervisors this 14th day of February 2008, That
Wesley Edwards be, and is hereby, recognized and honored.